Proverb: The more accomplished or knowledgeable someone is, the more modest and humble they become — like heavy ears of rice bowing down.
先生は実るほど頭を垂れる稲穂かなという言葉どおり、いつも冷静で控えめだ。
As the proverb goes, 'The boughs bearing the most hang lowest' — our teacher is always calm and modest.
彼の振る舞いを見て、まさに実るほど頭を垂れる稲穂かな、と思った。
Watching how he behaved, I thought, truly, 'the more you ripen, the lower you bow.'
このことわざ、実るほど頭を垂れる稲穂かなは年配の人によく引用される。
This proverb, 'the boughs bearing the most hang lowest,' is often quoted by older people.